From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 14:49:43 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: README: v2: Use &@ for escaping; abolish \&
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README: v2: Use &@ for escaping; abolish \&

Not implemented yet.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 6706de4..e2985d0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ So pathname syntax is a subset of:
     '&' [ '^' | '~' ] [ lc | '/' ]
 
 &&		=>	&&		for convenience in shell runes
-\&		=>	&		general escaping mechanism
+&@		=>	&		general escaping mechanism
+&&@		=>	&&		 @ after any number of & vanishes
 
 & thing thing... &
 &^ thing thing... &
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ So pathname syntax is a subset of:
 
 	Notably
 		STUFFSTUFF		=> STUFFSTUFF
-		\STUFF			=> STUFF
+		STUFF@			=> STUFF
 		STUFF:changequote &	=> set escape back to &
 
 &TARGETS_things